Cardiovascular and InflammAging Study
Aging, Cardiovascular Diseases, Overweight or Obesity
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Aging focused on measuring Aging, CVD prevention, Low-grade inflammation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Post menopausal
- Non-smokers
- BMI 25 to 35 kg/m2
- Vegetable intake ≤ 2 servings/ day
- Intake of fruits ≤ 2 servings /day
- Adherence to a 6-week washout period for dietary supplements not ingested for specific medical conditions.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Age <55 and >80 years
- Smokers (or ex-smokers who quit smoking less than 3 years ago)
- Aversion to stop the intake of multivitamins, multiminerals or omega fatty acid supplements
- Subjects with histamine intolerance
- Hypertension, starting with grade 2 according to the classification of the European Society of Hypertension: systolic blood pressure > 160mmHg, diastolic blood pressure >100 mmHg
- All medication taken for less than 3 months or with changes on the dosage over the last 3 months and medication for any of the conditions listed below.
- Clinically relevant infectious diseases
- Diabetes mellitus type I and type II
- Rheumatic diseases
- Auto-immune diseases
- Any stents and coronary artery diseases (CAD)
- Cancer patients
- Pregnancy
- Significant lifestyle changes, e.g. changes in diet or physical activity profile
Sites / Locations
- Green BeatRecruiting
- Otto Loewi Research Center, Section of Physiological Chemistry, Medical University of Graz
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
No Intervention
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Control group
Fruit, Vegetable and Berry (FVB) group
Omega group
Fruit, Vegetable, Berry and Omega (FVBO) group
Continue habitual diet and lifestyle.
Participants have to ingest an encapsulated juice powder concentrate, otherwise continue their habitual diet and lifestyle.
Participants have to ingest a plant-based fatty acid supplement, otherwise continue their habitual diet and lifestyle.
Participants have to ingest an encapsulated juice powder concentrate along with a plant-based fatty acid supplement, otherwise continue their habitual diet and lifestyle.